Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018 Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018
As the president doubles down on wars abroad, companies like Boeing stand to reap billions.
Jan 11, 2018 / Dispatch / William D. Hartung
Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism
With a record number of deployments and outsourced proxies, elite forces are achieving less with more.
Jan 9, 2018 / Nick Turse
The Pentagon Doesn’t Need More Money The Pentagon Doesn’t Need More Money
Our military budget is bigger than the next five largest military powers combined.
Dec 12, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land
Civilians here, who live under an outdated colonial regime, have been terrorized by US drone strikes and extremist Islamists for many years.
Dec 6, 2017 / Umar Farooq
Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’
That sounds like a good idea.
Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars for ‘Defense’ Are Really Going Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars for ‘Defense’ Are Really Going
The Pentagon’s spending is a scandal of epic proportions.
Oct 10, 2017 / William D. Hartung
Why American Democracy Has Descended Into Collective Hysteria Why American Democracy Has Descended Into Collective Hysteria
We are a great power in decline—but neither party has a clue what to do about it.
Sep 28, 2017 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering? Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering?
Rand Paul tried to take away the president’s blank check for endless war, but a number of Democrats joined most Republicans in a Senate vote that let Trump keep it.
Sep 26, 2017 / John Nichols
The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself
American forces seek to dominate everywhere, but they win decisively nowhere.
Sep 12, 2017 / William J. Astore
The Pentagon Has a Small Coup Problem The Pentagon Has a Small Coup Problem
The Department of Defense has trained more than a hundred foreign militaries that went on to stage coups in their home countries.
Aug 11, 2017 / Nick Turse